bookbashuk 721. Obtain the fragment map
721. Obtain the fragment map
A dazzling, fiery lotus, a mixture of blue, purple, and red colors, caused Hun Wei and Hei Yi to catch their breath instantly. The reason was simple: the power of this flame was beyond their imagination!
The one who sent out this fiery lotus was naturally Xiao Yan.
What kind of power does the Buddha's Wrath Lotus, formed by the fusion of the four great flames—Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, Sea Core Flame, Three Thousand Burning Flames, and Red Lotus Karmic Flame—possess? Now, Xiao Yan has a direct understanding of it.
After the four flames merged, they directly killed all the remaining Dou Zun of the Soul Palace. The energy that erupted from the center of the fire lotus was no less than the self-destruction of a peak nine-star Dou Zun.
Xiao Yan hovered silently at the edge of the energy storm, his black robes fluttering in the turbulent energy currents. He opened his palm, and the Crimson Lotus Star Flame, which contained the power of the four different flames, danced and coiled around his fingertips like the gentlest elves.
In fact, Xiao Yan had been waiting here for a long time. The reason he didn't make a move immediately was because he sensed the three scorpion demons.
Facing three nine-star Dou Zun, Xiao Yan wasn't absolutely certain he could defeat them. He also worried that if the three felt they were outmatched and tried to flee, his current weakened state might prevent him from stopping them.
The Soul Palace was bound to arrive sooner or later, and he could take advantage of the battle between the Soul Palace and the Cloud Rain Sect to become the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Things indeed went as he expected; the Soul Palace was very interested in the fragment of the Strange Flame Diagram, and the protector led his men directly to attack.
Xiao Yan used the Soul Transfer Technique and the Soul Puppet Control Technique in advance, and when Scorpion tried to escape, he subtly used his soul power to influence Scorpion's judgment, making him believe that there was another half-saint powerhouse waiting here in the Soul Palace.
Faced with a deadly predicament, Scorpion did not disappoint Xiao Yan's expectations, instead self-destructing in the most tragic way. The members of the Soul Palace were focused on capturing Scorpion at the time, completely unaware that Scorpion, who had just broken through the encirclement, would suddenly turn around and self-destruct. This unexpected action made Scorpion's self-destruction extremely effective. Afterwards, Xiao Yan's act of sending away the Fire Lotus was more of a cleanup operation.
Xiao Yan was quite satisfied with the result. He had gone through countless hardships searching for a different kind of fire, all for the sake of evolving the Burning Flame Technique. Now, the Burning Flame Technique had lived up to Xiao Yan's expectations, truly entering the Heavenly Rank.
As the number of different flames Xiao Yan developed increased, the power of his Fire Lotus Dou Technique also grew. Not to mention the six-colored fusion of different flames that Xiao Yan once used in the Pill Tower, which directly shook the formation set up by a Dou Sheng.
The more exotic flames the better! Especially the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame. If the Buddha's Wrath Lotus could be combined with this terrifying exotic flame, ranked third and possessing the power to purify and annihilate all things, what kind of power would it unleash? Xiao Yan's heart couldn't help but burn with excitement. At that time, even a Dou Sheng powerhouse could probably be easily killed.
As the lingering power of the Fire Lotus gradually dissipated, the chaotic and violent energy subsided. Xiao Yan's ghostly figure silently descended from the sky. His early-stage Heavenly Realm soul power instantly spread out invisibly, scanning the remains of every Soul Hall member with extreme precision, confirming that no souls or lives remained, ensuring that no one had escaped. This was both for his own safety and to minimize the search for the Flame Clan.
After confirming it was safe, his gaze fell upon the several dimly lit storage rings scattered on the ground. Xiao Yan made a grasping motion in the air, and a precise suction force surged forth. The first to be drawn to his palm was the cracked storage ring belonging to Scorpion, followed by those of the Soul Committee members and others. Most of the storage rings belonging to ordinary Soul Hall Venerables were destroyed in the aftershocks of the Fire Lotus, and he absorbed the remaining intact ones one by one.
Xiao Yan wasn't worried about the map's safety at all. After all, he and Yao Lao had already tested it, and even the Bone Spirit Cold Flame couldn't do anything to the incomplete map of the strange fire.
Xiao Yan's powerful soul force easily pierced the weak mark left by the original owner of the storage ring. He then quickly searched and swept through the inside of several storage rings, paying no attention to the mountains of medicinal herbs, pills, cultivation scrolls, and so on that would drive an ordinary Dou Zun crazy. He had only one target!
Within the Scorpion Ring, a faint fluctuation of scorching heat was instantly detected by Xiao Yan's soul!
found it!
With a flick of his wrist, a tattered ancient leather map appeared in Xiao Yan's palm. Its edges were irregularly cracked, and it felt strangely warm to the touch. It was imprinted with extremely profound patterns, many of which were difficult to decipher due to its damaged state.
But the size of the fragment, the unique flame aura, and the broken edges that perfectly match the edges of the three fragments deep in Xiao Yan's mind—there's no mistake!
This is the last fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame map that he has been searching for!
"Finally got it." Xiao Yan muttered to himself, a huge weight lifted from his heart. So many years had passed since he first encountered this fragment of the map in Qingshan Town, and he had finally managed to collect it all. Even with his composure, he couldn't help but feel the joy of accomplishment.
The remaining two incomplete maps were not carried with him. For safety reasons, Xiao Yan entrusted them to Yao Lao. The maps could only be reassembled when he returned to the Northwest Region and revived Yao Lao.
However, Xiao Yan isn't in a hurry, since the strength of a different flame is also related to its ranking. The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame is, after all, one of the top three most powerful flames on the Different Flame Ranking. If Xiao Yan were to absorb it before reaching the Dou Sheng level, it would be more like suicide. There's no need to rush for now.
Without the slightest hesitation, he blurred into a black streak and swiftly returned to the core valley of the Cloud Rain Sect. Because the Scorpion escaped during its self-destruction, the sect's headquarters was actually preserved and largely unaffected.
The remaining disciples of the Cloud Rain Sect were now in a state of extreme panic, like ants on a hot plate. The successive deaths of the human scorpion and the earth scorpion, along with the two massive explosions heard in the distance, all pointed to the impending doom of the Cloud Rain Sect!
Most of the disciples were already pale, some of the more timid ones had even collapsed to the ground, and some of the more resourceful ones were trying to escape the place in the chaos.
Xiao Yan had a clear objective and had no interest in these lackeys. Apart from a group of those with truly strange auras that he casually killed, he didn't bother with them much.
Xiao Yan returned here mainly because the cultivation methods of the Cloud Rain Sect were truly appalling. They forcibly seized and imprisoned a large number of handsome young men and women to serve as their cultivation furnaces.
After quickly pinpointing the location of all the trapped individuals, Xiao Yan unleashed his soul power, shattering the restraints and restrictions binding them. He then simply transmitted his voice to them, saying, "The three demons of the Cloud Rain Sect are dead. You are all free."
After saying that, he prepared to turn and leave, showing no intention of accepting any gratitude, as if he had done something insignificant.
However, a faintly familiar aura caused Xiao Yan's figure to freeze in mid-air.